ANDREWS, Judge.
Diarra Jackson appeals from the trial court's order denying his motion for new trial after a jury found him guilty of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Jackson claims the trial court committed reversible error when it failed, even absent a request, to charge the jury on the lack of duty to retreat. We agree and reverse.
Case law is clear that where self-defense is the sole defense, and the issue...
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